The difference between isnād and matn is
that
- A. matn is the chain of reporters, while isnād is their quality
- B. isnād is the chain of reporters, while matn is their text
- C. isnād is more important than matn
- D. isnād refers to the reliability of the reporters, while matn refers to their weaknesses
The official compilation of Hadith was
initiated by
- A. Abū Bakr al-Siddiq
- B. ‘Umar b. al-khattāb
- C. ‘Umar b. Abd al-Aziz
- D. Hārūn ar-Rashīd
The verse (Q. 95.8) above means ‘Is
Allah not’
- A. a good judge?
- B. our judge?
- C. the best of judges?
- D. the Head of all Judges?
In the verse Yā ayyuhal – ladhīna āmanū
lā taqrabus-salāta wa antum sukārā (Q.
4.43) Allāh is asking the Muslims not to
attempt to
- A. sleep when it is prayer time
- B. pray when they are in a drunken state
- C. eat when they are in prayer
- D. pray when at war
Sūratul-Kawthar concerns the Prophet’s
- A. birthday
- B. marriage to Khadijah
- C. loss of his son
- D. triumphant entry into Makkah.
The verse above (Q. 17.23)
warns against
- A. insulting parents
- B. underfeeding parents
- C. beating parents
- D. deserting parents.
A Makkan Sūrah with the main objective
of reassuring the prophet (S.A.W.) at a
time of distress is
- A. at-Takāthur
- B. ad-Duhā
- C. al-Kāfirūn
- D. al-mā ūn.
The verse Wa la sawfa yu’tīka rabbuka
fatardā is immediately preceded by
- A. a lam yajidka yatīman fa ‘āwā
- B. wa rafa nā laka dhikruka
- C. Walal-ākhiratu khayrun laka minal ūlā
- D. thumma latus alunna yawma idhin ‘anin-na im.
Reference to a special night is made in
Sūrat
- A. ad.-Duhā
- B. al-Tin
- C. al-Falaq
- D. al-Qadr.
In Sūrat an-Nās, protection was sought
from the evils of
- A. men and women
- B. husband and wife
- C. men and jinn
- D. male and female.
The Sūrah that tells us the story of how
the Ka’abah was delivered from destruction is
- A. al-Fātihah
- B. al-‘Alaq
- C. al-Fīl
- D. ‘Abasa
The first Qur’ānic verse revealed,
instructed the Prophet (S.A.W) to
- A. engage in preaching and warning
- B. seek knowledge through reading
- C. keep vigil the night long
- D. read the minds of people
During the reign of Caliph ‘Ali, the seat of
administration moved from al-Madīnah to
- A. Basra
- B. Damasus
- C. Mecca
- D. Kūfah.
The battle of Siffin led to the emergence of
the
- A. Khawārij
- B. Ahl al-Sunnah
- C. Munāfiqūn
- D. Umayyads
The conversion of ‘Umar b. al-Khattāb was turning point in the history of Islam because
- A. it encouraged the actualization of the Prophet’s mission
- B. the entire Quraysh were immediately converted to Islam
- C. he publicly announced his migration to al-Madinah and was not challenged
- D. the boycott of Banū Hāshim was terminated
The Khulafā al-Rāshidūn reigned between
- A. A.D. 632 and 661
- B. A.D. 622 and 632
- C. A.D. 610 and 661
- D. A.D. 632 and 750.
The treaty of al-Hudaybiyyah was expected
to last
- A. ten years
- B. three years
- C. ten months
- D. six months
The social reforms witnessed by Arabia
during the life time of the Prophet (S.A.W)
included the
- A. abolition of slave ownership
- B. improvement in slave/master relations
- C. modification of the practice of infanticide
- D. universal recognition of the Arabs as the superior race
The success of the business venture which
Muhammed (S.A.W) carried out for
Khadījah was due mainly to
- A. Khadījah’s love for him
- B. the fact that he was a prophet
- C. his dedication and honesty
- D. the skill and hardwork of his assistants.
The Quyaysh boycotted Banū Hāshim
because they
- A. had all accepted Islam
- B. refused to accept Islam
- C. planned to migrate to Yathrib with the Prophet (S.A.W)
- D. protected the Prophet (S.A.W) and refused to surrender him.
The Prophet’s uncle who lost his life in the
battle of Badr was
- A. Hamzah
- B. Abbās
- C. Abū Tālib
- D. Abū Jahl